Product OverviewNo Compromise Silence and PerformanceDark Rock™ CPU coolers have long been category leaders, and now the significantly upgraded Dark Rock Pro 3 is even more powerful. This virtually inaudible double-tower CPU cooler puts famous be quiet! SilentWings® technology in your PC where it really counts. They are excellent for overclocked systems and demanding multi-graphics platforms.

Immensely high cooling efficiency• Improved dynamic wave-contour cooling fins with small dots on the surface increase air circulation and contribute to high convection efficiency without raising overall noise.• Enhanced double-tower layout offers reduced weight and enables high cooling power.• Support of additional 120mm fan for extreme cooling performance (free fan clips are included in the scope of delivery).• Seven high-performance heat pipes with copper lining and aluminum caps carry heat to the optimal location on the cooling fins, maximizing heat conductance.• The immensely high cooling capacity of 250W TDP offers low temperature even at peak performance.• New arrangement of heat pipes enhances the cooling capability.

The Intel Core i7-6700K has sated the appetite of enthusiast gamers since August 2015, but if a quad-core chip just doesn't tickle your fancy, you might have been twiddling your thumbs in anticipation of a new HEDT (High End Desktop) part.

New processors usually grab all the release limelight, relegating the supporting core logic and memory to mere footnotes. This time, a brand-new chipset and DDR4 memory are equal partners in the platform.

The purpose of this TekSpek is to delineate the publicly known features of Intel’s next generation desktop microarchitecture. Codenamed Conroe and officially titled Intel Core 2 Duo, it’s loosely based on the current mobile Yonah (Core Duo) underpinnings.

This TekSpek explains what AMD’s AMD64 CPU instruction set architecture (ISA) is, shows what CPUs implement it from both AMD and Intel, and explains what software is available to run on those 64-bit consumer processors.

The modern PC is potentially a mass of heat output and heat production hot spots. With CPUs rated at more than 100W of heat output, single graphics boards carrying similar ratings (and people want to run two!), multiple hard drives the norm, lots of memory and mainboards covered in heatpipes to combat toasty core logic and PWM circuits, a PC appreciably warming up a room when it’s working hard is no joke.

There’s been a lot of hype about Intel’s Core 2 recently, even since they launched Core in fact. Words like Conroe, Badaxe and Allendale have been flying around. The bottom line is that Core 2 is the name of Intel’s latest line of CPUs, based on a new micro-architecture, designed for speed and efficiency.

Anybody who has been near their share of computer systems will appreciate that not all systems make the same amount of noise. There are a number of reasons for why this is so. Firstly, a computer makes noise for different reasons. Generally, anything mechanical is going to make noise.

Rated 5 out of 5 by Pete79 Excellent cooler without compromises
I purchased this for my slightly older Core i7 2600K which had been hitting temperatures as high as 95C under full load with the stock Intel cooler. Installation was really easy on the 1155 motherboard with simple and concise instructions.
Since installing I've seen a solid 30C drop in temperatures with maximums of 65C even after running at full load for 24 hours all the while with barely a whisper of sound.
It's not the cheapest cooler on the market but certainly one of the best you can buy and well worth the expense.
17 October 2015

Rated 5 out of 5 by Tailz Shh!
The photo does not do justice to the size of this beast.
Instruction guide is straight forward. You get a list of all the parts for fitting to both Intel and AMD chips. I rebagged the ones i wasnt going to use.
Took about 30 minutes in total to remove my old fan, cpu and back plate. then fit new back plate that comes with the fan, cpu and then the new fan.
Switched on the pc and no noise. Well ok theres some noise from the case fans, but thats it. even after over clocking.
Will be replacing my case fans with be quiet! ones very soon.
As for temperature before hand cup (8 core 4GHZ piledriver) was running in the high 60s and MB was in mid 30s
now even after a few hours of gaming and overclocking to 4.4GHZ CPU temp is mid 40s with MB at mid20s.
14 August 2015

Rated 5 out of 5 by Lizzie Wonderfully quiet
This fan was a wonderful addition to my build, can't even hear it over the 32db case fans (when running at max). More importantly, it's fit for purpose as it keeps the CPU wonderfully cool.
06 August 2015

Rated 4 out of 5 by Hjalte Beware: Cooler is very big
Be careful when buying this for your PC. The cooling system is so big that you might not be able to use regular sized RAM.
I was able to use regular sized RAM, but had to move one of the fans upwards slightly, which might have lowered the cooling potential a bit.
Cooling-wise, it does seem to keep my CPU cool and it does so with very little noise. Idle temps at around 45C, but my cabinet is highly noise-insolated and I am looking at adding some air-flow.
17 March 2015

Rated 4 out of 5 by drbarnes82 Excellent cooler, nightmare install!
Title says it all really, very good cooler, i7 4770k 30deg's idle, 60+deg's @ standard clocks with Prime95.
But...the install wow! The worst mounting system I've ever come across. Had to remove the MOSFET heat sinks completely to give me a chance of getting near the threads to tighten the cooler down. Complete nightmare but installed now and refitted the heat sinks. Couldn't recommend over the Noctua NH-D14, much more user friendly and same cooling/noise performance...that brown color scheme though :/
28 July 2014

Rated 5 out of 5 by Gorvex Awesome
The heatsink is a little large and heavy, but so long as you have your motherboard mounted properly it is fine, the fan's are so quiet, bequiet living up to its name, can't hear it over the case fans even with them running on silent mode, would recommend to anyone, it keeps my AMD FX 9590 Black Edition at a cool 39C idle with the fans running at 48% and i personally havnt seen it go over 48C under load with the fans at 70%
17 June 2014

Rated 5 out of 5 by ollie89 Great product
i didn't want to use water cooling so i thought i would give this a try. im so glad i did as it keeps my amd 8350 overclocked to a 4.4ghz at 28c when idle and 44c when gaming.
21 April 2014

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hi I have be quiet pure power 730w 80 plus bronze power supply. I am wonder if my power supply is good enough for this cpu cooler. my rig is be quiet Silent Base 800 case. i5 4690k. msi gaming 5 mobo. msi gtx 970 windows 8.1. Samsung 850 evo 120gb and also have 1x1tb. 1x1.5tb. 1x3tb hard drive and 6x be quiet fan's. or can you tell me best cpu cooler for my specs. I will be overclocking thanks

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Hi, I have a very similar build without overclocking, the power supply should be plenty for your build (I'm running on a Corsair 600W) and this case fan should be enough to keep your CPU cool if you have good airflow in your case. My CPU hasn't even really reached warm yet after running fairly demanding games at 150+fps.

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Putting your parts list into a certain "well known" website (doubt I can include the link in this response!) you're looking at ~400W before any overclock. The Dark Rock Pro 3 draws ~10W running flat out leaving you over 300W of headroom on your PSU.Bottom line, you should be fine!

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Yes, the only parts of the cooler that require power are the fans, and they use a very small amount of power due to their size, compared to smaller fans they have slower overall RPM, due to their size they move a lot more air with less effort.

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If you've got the "low-profile" version of the Vengeance DIMMs then you should have no problem with clearance. Installation may be another thing though as X99 boards tend to be a little restrictive. From what I've seen in a number of reviews you may have to fit the memory after securing the cooler.

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Based on the profile of the vengeance DIMMs, i can only assume that this will fit, the fan can be adjusted for height clearance on the side due to the bracket system used to attach the fan to the heatsink.

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